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Agglomeration Effects and Location Choice of Japanese Electronics Firms in China: The Case of Provincial Data

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

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Title Agglomeration Effects and Location Choice of Japanese Electronics Firms in China: The Case of Provincial Data
 
Creator Tokunaga, Suminori
Jin, Shaosheng
 
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Description ABSTRACTThis article examines the hypothesis related to the role of agglomeration efects on location choice behavior of Japanese elecrronics firms in China. According to Krugman (1991), Fujita and Krugman (1995), Fujita, Krugman, and Venables (1 999), agglomeration efJects play an important role on location choice behavior. Using the data of Cyugoku Sinsyutsu Kigyou Zchiran 2003 - 2004 (Japanese enterprises investment in China 2003 - 2004), we estimate a location choice model of Japanese electronics f i m using market potential, industrial agglomeration, and traditional factors such as wage, infrastructure, andpolicy incentives as explanatory variables. The result of this estimation shows that the agglomeration effects play an important role on location choice behavior of the Japanese electronics firms in China.ABSTRAKArtikel ini menguji hipotesis berkaitan dengan peranan kesan penumpuan ke ntas pilihan pelabur Jepun dalam syarikat elektronik di China. Mengikut Krugman (1991 ), Fujita and Krugman (1 995), Fujita, Krugman, and Venables (19991, kesan penumpuan memainkan peranan penting ke atas keputusan bagi memilih lokasi pelaburan. Dengan menggunakan data Cyugoku Sinsyutsu Kigyou lchiran 2003 - 2004 (pelaburan pengusaha Jepun di China 2003 - 2004), penganggaran model pemilihan lokasi bagi pelabur Jepun &lam industri elektronikdi China dianggarkan dengan potensi pasaran, penumpuan industri, dan faktor tradisional seperti upah, dan insentifdasar kerajaan sebagai pemboleh ubah bebas. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan kesan penumpuan memainkan peranan yangpenting ke atas kelakuan pelabur Jepun dalam memilih lokasi pelaburan di China dalam industri elektronik.
 
Publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
 
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Date 2007-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article

 
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Identifier http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/1588
 
Source Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia; Vol 41 (2007): Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia
0126-1962
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ejournal.ukm.my/jem/article/view/1588/1373
 
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